Kotipalli


Kotipalli also known as Koti Theertham is a village located in K. Gangavaram mandal of Ramachandrapuram revenue division in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple town is also known as Kumararama of the Pancharama Kshetras, and is located 15 km from Amalapuram. Every year festivals such as Maha Sivaratri, Vaisakha Suddha Ekadasi, Aswayuja Suddha Padyami to Dwadasi and Ksheerabdi Dwadasi Teppotsavam are celebrated in this village.
Lord Siva is worshiped here as Someswaraswamy or Koteswaraswamy along with his consort Parvati as Rajarajeswari Devi. Kotipalli is located on banks of the river Gautami-Godavari, a tributary to the river Godavari. Kotipalli is one of the three important ferry points for Kotipalli-Mukteswaram and the other two being Bodasakurru-Pasarlapudi and Sakhinetipalli-Narasapuram in the Konaseema region.